Wakelog vs Canny
Canny is a user-feedback platform — voting boards, roadmap, and a changelog module that closes the loop ("you asked, we shipped"). That loop is genuinely its superpower: an entry can notify exactly the users who voted for the feature. If you're running feedback boards anyway, using Canny's changelog is natural. If you only want the changelog, you're adopting a whole feedback platform to get one module — that's the case where Wakelog fits better.
What Canny does well
- The feedback loop. Voters on a request get notified when the changelog entry ships it. No other tool ties "you asked" to "we shipped" this directly.
- Roadmap + boards + changelog as one coherent system.
- A real free tier exists for small usage (limits apply; see their pricing page).
Where Wakelog is different
- Standalone. A changelog without adopting feedback boards, user auth for voters, or a platform's data model.
- Developer workflow. Post from CI or a release webhook; markdown everywhere; feeds and a widget by default.
- Reader privacy. Canny identifies users to power its loop — that's the design. Wakelog's public pages track nobody.
- Weight of adoption. Canny works best wired into your app (user identification, SSO). Wakelog is live before your coffee cools.
Side by side
| Feature | Wakelog | Canny |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — no paid tier at all right now | Free tier with limits; paid plans for the platform (last we checked) |
| Scope | Changelog only | Feedback boards + roadmap + changelog module |
| Signup | Username + password. No email address, ever | Email; deeper value needs user identification in your app |
| Post from CI / API | Full API + CLI + GitHub/GitLab release webhooks — everything the UI does | Has an API (check current docs for plan availability) |
| Notify interested users | No user accounts for readers — RSS/JSON feeds instead | Yes — notifies feature voters; its superpower |
| Roadmap | No (see roadmap vs changelog) | Yes |
| Reader privacy | Zero cookies, zero scripts, zero analytics for your readers | User identification is central to the product |
| Export / lock-in | Whole history back as markdown with one GET — no export request form | Check current docs before committing |
When you should still pick Canny
- You run (or want) feedback boards with voting — the changelog-notifies- voters loop alone justifies it.
- You want roadmap, feedback, and changelog to share one source of truth.
Switching
If you're leaving Canny's changelog module, export or copy your entries into markdown, run the import preview, and keep your feedback boards if they're working — the two tools coexist fine (link your Wakelog entries from resolved posts). Details in the migration guide.
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Notes on Canny reflect their public pricing and feature pages when we last checked (updated 2026-07-31). If something here is outdated or unfair, it's a bug — we'll fix it. See also the full comparison · vs Headway · vs Beamer · vs LaunchNotes · vs AnnounceKit · vs GitHub Releases.